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Google Instant Messenger Coming Really (or Not?)

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the it's-ross-and-rachel-all-over-again dept.

bach37 writes "Google is rumored to launch its own instant messenger tomorrow." Other sources are reporting that talk.google.com is running jabber. Of course we've also had stories about all this being rumors

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  1. VOIP dialing from buddy list by Elpepe55 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Apparently this will feature VOIP as direct competition to Skype.

    1. Re:VOIP dialing from buddy list by asliarun · · Score: 5, Interesting

      I think so too. Tie this with the fact that Google's buying a whole lot of dark fibre, it makes sense. They've already released the upgraded desktop search along with the sidebar. Deploying the IM through their toolbar or sidebar would be a piece of cake for Google. The question is: how do they make money from a VOIP service or even an IM application if they'll provide the service for free?

  2. Google Cliche'? by ZipprHead · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I wonder if Google will monitor what is being chatted about and throw up relevant banner ads.

    With google trying to dominate searching, news, usenet, email and now chat? At what point in time will they become cliche'?

  3. Re:180 degrees? by Mr2cents · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The error messages are different between http://ahjfgdf.google.com/ and http://talk.google.com/ , so there is something going on..

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  4. Sounds Silly, but I wouldn't mind.. by caffeinex36 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Sounds Silly, but I wouldn't mind a "Google Internet Suite" type thing, that had maybe a client that incorprated google desktop, picasa, IM and gmail as well as search all in one. maybe have some desktopish options like archiving locally some gmail, linking between photos/emails/IM's and files, would definitly be powerful.

  5. Re:180 degrees? by the_mighty_$ · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Why would anyone use an AdWare WebBrowser, when there are completely free alternatives, like Firefox, without the ads to piss you off?

    Both you and this chap seem to be thinking along the same line.

    However, I think you folks are wrong. Google *could* convince people to use their browser IF they bundled it with some other useful software/service. For example, if they came out with a free service that allowed people to voice chat from their computer to any regular phone and bundled it with the browser, tons of people would switch to Google Browser.

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  6. Feature by sethadam1 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Okay, some time ago, Gmail changed form using your "Gmail account" to using your "Google account," so it's a safe bet us gmail'ers already have our Google IM id. However, how cool would it be if you could "save your chat history" or even a specific conversation to a "GIM Chats" label in your Gmail account, which you can then access and search like any other gmail "conversation?

    The potential to integrate your IM conversations into a web based store has NOT been investigated, despite Yahoo and MSN both seemingly having the capability to do so.

    It would seem logging and storing ALL IM chats would likely be a waste of disk space as most of it is generally disposable, but I've had several chats I would like to refer back to with important URLs and phone numbers, etc.